Basic-Terms-Linux

Basic Terminologies for Linux

#resources/linux/basics/terms

Binaries:

  • Binary is a file that can be executed similar to windows .exe reside in /usr/bin or /usr/sbin and also applications.

Case Sensitive:

  • Linux File system is Case Sensitive ex: Desktop not desktop

Directory:

  • Directories == Folders in windows terms.

Home:

  • /home this are user home directory

Kali:

  • KaliLinux is A Distribution of Debian based Linux same as ubuntu. Personalized for Pen-testers and Red teaming.

Root:

  • root user is a supreme user used to preform Privileged task ex: changes users change passwords we access supreme user by switching to it su root or we use sudo
  • Most of the Tools in Kali works on root

Script:

  • Script is a series of commands runs in interpretive environment(Line by line)
  • helps to build automated Tools.

Shell:

  • shell is an environment and interpreter for the commands ex: of a shell bash other shells z shell

Terminal:

  • command line Interface CLI.

Shebang:

  • it is a line of code telling system to use specific interpreter.

shebang for python:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

shebang for Bash:

#!/bin/bash

#resources/linux/shebang